It all started on the wrong foot. On the morning of our starting flight, which had been arranged by Oceania, we found it was delayed. Panic set in about meeting our connecting flight and arriving at the embarkation dock on time.

When we arrived in Southampton, we found a huge "Princess" ship where the Oceania was to be docked, according to our brochure supplied by Oceania. Nobody seemed to know where the "Marina" was docked, Many dock employees tried to guess where it might be docked, but to no avail.. Our cab driver drove around for over an hour before we finally found our ship, about a mile away from where it was supposed to have been. Later, when pointed out to the front desk receptionist we were told, "Oh that happens all the time." !!

As far as the food was concerned, it lacked flavor, the hot food wasn't hot enough and the cold food wasn't cold enough. Near the end of our cruise, I pointed out to a waiter that the watermelon was rancid, his reply? Read more